Driver gets ticket for texting; message was about new hands-free driving law

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EAGAN, Minn. — A driver in Minnesota was pulled over while texting about a new law banning texting.

Eagan police tweeted about it Thursday morning, Aug. 1, saying: “No joke, this driver was texting about the hands free law” while an officer was in the next lane. Police said she also held her phone to make a call and got a citation as a result.

No joke, this driver was texting about the ‘hands free law’ while I was watching her in the next lane. She then put phone up to her ear to make a call. Thanks for spreading the word but COME ON! She was given a citation #HandsFreeMNpic.twitter.com/cRXfYpwGDb